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My Life as A Tamil Exile

by Tharmathurai, Logathasan

Book - 2019

The harrowing journey of a teenage refugee who never gave up on his dream of seeing his family again. Born to a wealthy family in northern Sri Lanka, Loga...Show more The harrowing journey of a teenage refugee who never gave up on his dream of seeing his family again. Born to a wealthy family in northern Sri Lanka, Logathasan Tharmathurai and his family lost everything during the long and brutal Sri Lankan Civil War. Show less

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Mansions of the Moon

A Novel

by Selvadurai, Shyam

Book - 2022

A breathtaking reimagining of ancient India through the extraordinary life of Yasodhara, the woman who married the Buddha. A breathtaking reimagining of ancient India through the extraordinary life of Yasodhara, the woman who married the Buddha. Show less

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A Night with a Black Spider

Stories

by Ambai

eBook - 2017

A mother, daughter, and solver of all problems for her family, finds that it is only a black spider on a wall in a deserted guesthouse. A mother, daughter, and solver of all problems for her family, finds that it is only a black spider on a wall in a deserted guesthouse. Show less

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Blue-skinned Gods

A Novel

by Sindu, S. J.

Book - 2021

A brilliantly written, globe-spanning novel about identity, faith, family, and sexuality. In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy is born with blue skin. A brilliantly written, globe-spanning novel about identity, faith, family, and sexuality. In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy is born with blue skin. Show less

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One Part Woman

A Novel

by Perumāḷmurukan̲

Book - 2018

One Part Woman lays bare with unsparing clarity a relationship caught between the dictates of social convention and the tug of personal anxieties. One Part Woman lays bare with unsparing clarity a relationship caught between the dictates of social convention and the tug of personal anxieties. Show less

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Swimming in the Monsoon Sea

by Selvadurai, Shyam

eBook - 2012

A coming-of-age novel written by Shyam Selvadurai set in Sri Lanka in 1980, during the monsoon season. A coming-of-age novel written by Shyam Selvadurai set in Sri Lanka in 1980, during the monsoon season. Show less

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The Bridge Home

by Venkatraman, Padma

Book - 2019

A contemporary story of two sisters in India who run away from their abusive father and have to survive on the streets of a big city. A contemporary story of two sisters in India who run away from their abusive father and have to survive on the streets of a big city. Show less

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The Boat People

A Novel

by Bala, Sharon

Book - 2018

A spellbinding and gripping and morally complex novel about a group of refugees who survive a perilous ocean voyage to reach Canada. A spellbinding and gripping and morally complex novel about a group of refugees who survive a perilous ocean voyage to reach Canada. Show less

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The Ramayana

A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic

by Narayan, R. K.

Book - 1977

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